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Vyner braced for eye-opening Wrexham popularity in US
Vyner braced for eye-opening Wrexham popularity in US
Zak Vyner joined Wrexham from Bristol City in January
Wrexham defender Zak Vyner is looking forward to see how popular the Welsh club are in the United States for himself.
The Championship club, who recently faced Wisla Krakow in Poland and Manchester United in Finland, have travelled to the US for three games.
Wrexham's previous two tours of America have attracted huge crowds due to their global profile under owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac and the success of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary series.
"It's going to be a lot of hard work, but it'll be a great experience for me to get a taste of it," Vyner said.
"I only get a taste of the American fans through social media and the amount of love I got from them when I signed.
"I haven't seen it first-hand yet, so I'm really excited.
"I was taken aback with the support we had at two European friendlies [but] the lads say America's ten times that, so it will be an eye-opener."
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Wrexham, preparing for a second successive season in the Championship, meet Leeds in Tampa on Sunday, 26 July before facing Liverpool in New York four days later.
Their final pre-season game is against Sunderland on Sunday, 2 August in Philadelphia and Vyner is aiming to make an impression.
"I'm ready to go, I feel good, I feel fit," Vyner added.
"These tours, and pre-season in general, are for everyone to essentially give the manager a headache.
"I'm looking to do that and hopefully have some more games, get some more minutes, get myself fitter and just be ready for the season."
Vyner, 29, joined Wrexham from Championship rivals Bristol City for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window.
A toe injury delayed his start before being thrust into central midfield. He missed the final five games of the season with a groin injury.
"It's the first time I've moved to the new club that on a permanent basis and there's a lot of stuff that goes on behind the scenes that people don't really see.
"It's about getting to grips with everything off pitch as well, bedding into a new place, new club and a new changing room. It's a big jump.
"It takes time but I feel a lot closer to the lads now. I'm ready to go and there's a lot more to come."